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Aaliyah Scores First Adult R&B Airplay No. 1 With ‘Gone’ Featuring Tank

The new single crowns Billboard’s Sept. 27 chart following a 23% week-over-week jump in adult R&B radio plays.

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Overview

  • Tank earns his 10th Adult R&B Airplay leader with the feature, tying Charlie Wilson and Usher for the most among male artists as Alicia Keys leads all artists with 14.
  • The track is Aaliyah’s first leader among 14 entries on the format, surpassing prior peaks of No. 4 with “At Your Best (You Are Love)” and No. 6 with “Back & Forth.”
  • Released by Blackground Records 2.0, “Gone” arrived worldwide on Aug. 1 after a May 2 debut on BLK Stream.
  • On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, the song rises 15–13 with a 24% gain to 5.8 million in audience.
  • Tank previously posted a since-deleted Instagram message saying he had not approved final materials, and the song is reportedly slated for a forthcoming posthumous Aaliyah album.